May 24, 1843 ~ Wednesday

May
24 about a dozen of my neighbors turned
out & helped me dig out my suller we flung
out an immence quantity of sand I worked
myself more so than was for my good

May 25, 1843 ~ Thursday

25 we finished digging my suller I also
commenced diging me a well I made a
curbe

May 26, 1843 ~ Friday

26 Several masons & tenders came to
commence my sullar wall several teams
waere drawing stone for me through the day
my well caved in & I had to sink a cureb in it
I injured myself vary bad by hard
work & drinking water while vary warm
[FIGURE]

May 27, 1843 ~ Saturday

27^th A, rainey day I arose sick in the
morning In consequence of hard labor
& being heted the day before I was confined
to my bed the fore part of the day
In the afternoon I met in council with
the Twelve & first Presidency when the
case of Benjamin Winchester was brought
up on trial for improper conduct slandering
the Saints in Philadelphia for rejecting
the council of Hiram, Joseph, & the Twelve
& tearing to peaces the saints instead of building
up Hyrum plead for mercy, Joseph for
Justice, & the Twelve decided according to
testimony, & in all we had an interesting time
Elder winchester was refractory & out of
order, Joseph wished the Twelve or President
of the quorum to call the house to order
Several Letters were read touching the subject
after which Elder winchester made a lengthy

May 24, 1843 ~ Wednesday

24 about a dozen of my neighbors turned out & helped me dig out my suller we flung out an immence quantity of sand I worked myself more so than was for my good

May 25, 1843 ~ Thursday

25 we finished digging my suller I also commenced diging me a well I made a curbe

May 26, 1843 ~ Friday

26 Several masons & tenders came to commence my sullar wall several teams were drawing stone for me through the day my well caved in & I had to sink a curb in it I injured myself vary bad by hard work & drinking water while vary warm [FIGURE]

May 27, 1843 ~ Saturday

27th A, rainey day I arose sick in the morning In consequence of hard labor & being heted the day before I was confined to my bed the fore part of the day In the afternoon I met in Council with the Twelve & first Presidency when the case of Benjamin Winchester was brought up on trial for improper conduct slandering the caints in Philadelphia for rejecting the council of Hiram, Joseph, & the Twelve & tearing to peaces the saints instead of building up Hyrum plead for mercy, Joseph for Justice, & the Twelve decided according to testimony, & in all we had an interesting time Elder winchester was refractory & out of order, Joseph wished the Twelve or President of the quorum to call the house to order Several Letters were read touching the subject after which Elder Winchester made a lengthy